@ALBUM: The Power and The Glory (1974) By Gentle Giant Capitol ST-11337 (US) All titles composed by Shulman, Shulman, and Minnear Published by Alucard Music (1974) @SONG: Proclamation 1. You may not have all you want or you need all that you have has been due to my hand, it can change, it can stay the same, who can say, who can make their claim. 2. The situation we are in at this time neither a good one, nor is it so unblest it can change, it can stay the same, I can say, I can make my claim. Hail ........ Hail ........ Hail. 3. Unity's strength and all must be as one, confidence in you hope will reflect in me I think everyone not as my nation for you are my people and there must be no change. It can change, it can stay the same I can say, I can make my claim. Hail ........ Hail ........ Hail. Hail to Power and to Glory's way. Hail to Power and to Glory's way. Hail to Power and to Glory's way. Hail to Power and to Glory's way. Day by day. (repeat verses 1 & 3) @SONG: So Sincere Hear, he'll do it all for you, you will see it, wise and knowing what to do, what to be and every word is ........ Lies, he only tells the truth, for he means it, means, not anything he says, eyes unseen, but everything is ........ So sincere, so sincere, so sincere, so sin. Yes, that is to say no, understanding wrong, he makes his promise right, with your hand you'll never know why. So sincere, so sincere, so sincere, so sincere. So, sincere his thoughts so full, always empty Good, or maybe things are bad, so sincere, and every word is ........ so sincere, so ........ @SONG: Aspirations As the dust settles, see our dreams, all coming true it depends on you, If our times, they are troubled times, show us the way, tell us what to do. As our faith, maybe aimless blind, hope our ideals and our thoughts are yours And believing the promises, please make your claims really so sincere. Be our guide, our light and our way of life and let the world see the way we lead our way. Hopes, dreams, hopes dreaming that all our sorrows gone. In your hands, holding everyone's future and fate It is all in you, Make us strong build our unity, all men as one it is all in you. Be our guide, our light and our way of life and let the world see the way we lead our way. Hopes, dreams, dreaming that all our sorrows gone forever. @SONG: Playing the Game As I hold the key to the back door of the world I feel my Hand touching bounds never had before. I can view the power of my position and my eyes can see more than anyone in any place, I'll play the game and never ever lose. I'm the king in fighting competition and the other pieces are there for my art and my tactics now. All my games are won before they're played for I have planned that no opposition can stage a fight I'll play the game and never ever lose. My thoughts never spoken only the visions inside my head the truth never broken within my silent words left unsaid. I will steer the helm of all the nation as the captain take my rewards for all the good I'm doing now, and no words that I'm the knave will alter my philosophy for if any are heard, the games started again I'll never ever lose. @SONG: Cogs in Cogs Empty promise broken the path has not been paved any way. Cogs in cogs the machine is being left where it lay. Anger and the rising murmur breaks the old circle, the wheel slowly turns around. All words saying nothing the air is sour with discontent. No returns have been tasted or are they ever sent. Slowly burning is the fire, rising murmur breaks the old circle, the wheel slowly turns around. Cogs in cogs wheel turning around, The circle tuns around, the changing voices calling circle turns around, the changing voices. Slow burning is the fire rising murmur breaks the old circle, the wheel slowly turns around. cogs in cogs in wheels in circles slowly turn around. @SONG: No God's a Man Now the words and claims are seen as always the way they'll always be, way they'll always be. Truth is halfway true, the man is only a man who fails to know, the people shouting for him have turned now telling him to go. Powers that have place, esteemed positions telling him to cry, telling him to cry, Soon another song is sung, in turn for existing blame and then Apologise, conditions turn, then it happens all again. After all the things are said, no God's a man, no God's a man, and yet after all the things are said, no God's a man, must happen all again. After all the things are said, no God's a man, no God's a man, and yet after all the things are said, no God's a man, and then again. @SONG: The Face Sing your song, words that have to continue. Tell a tale, seal the screen that is in you. Make your peace, face to face that is after. Reasons plain, tears of pain are not laughter. Cast off the mould, buy all you've sold, confidence lost, pay for the cost. Choose your way, realising our mission, figures lay, pulling strings for position. Take your bows, hear the people are calling. Play the game, Take the blame as you're falling. Time to confess, clean up the mess, stand in the white, step in the light. Use the time, show the face that is sorry, for the day, questions leading to worry. Hide your mask, show the face that is sorry. Time to question, answering all their worry. Time to confess, clean up the mess, cast off the mould, buy all you've sold. @SONG: Valedictory And though all the hard times, are really due to me, it is still in me, to wave all this unrest. Things must stay, there must be no change, anyway, time to rearrange. You must believe, that there's been no betrayal all that I've done, I've really done for you. Things must stay, there must be no change, anyway, time to rearrange. Hail, to power and to glory's way. Hail, to power and to glory's way. Must be a reason why plans have turned around not only in me, must also be in you. Things must stay, there must be no change, anyway, time to rearrange. hail ...